In the Tradition (Anthony Braxton album)

In the Tradition
Studio album by Anthony Braxton
Released 1974
Recorded May 29, 1974
Rosenberg Studie in Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre Jazz
Length 47:23
Label SteepleChase SCS 1015
Producer Nils Winther
Anthony Braxton chronology
Four Compositions (1973)
(1973)		 In the Tradition
(1974)		 In the Tradition Volume 2
(1974)

In the Tradition is an album by American saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton recorded in 1974 and released on the Dutch SteepleChase label.[1][2][3] The album features Braxton's interpretations of jazz standards and was followed by a second volume recorded at the same sessions which was released in 1976.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "The great avant-gardist Anthony Braxton threw the jazz world a curve with this album. ...A historical curiosity, this set is not as essential as Braxton's explorations of his own music".[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[5]

Track listing

  1. "Marshmallow" (Warne Marsh) - 7:51
  2. "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" (Charles Mingus) - 4:56
  3. "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) - 9:50
  4. "Ornithology" (Benny Harris, Charlie Parker) - 7:24
  5. "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) - 12:02
  6. "Trane's Blues" (John Coltrane) - 5:34 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Anthony Braxton discography, accessed March 16, 2015
  2. ↑ SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 16, 2015
  3. ↑ Anthony Braxton Catalog, accessed March 17, 2015
  4. 1 2 Yanow, S., Allmusic Review, accessed March 16, 2015
  5. ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 29. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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